Trinity Women's Lacrosse Among Nation's Best In Early 2009 Polls

Feb 12, 2009

Hartford, Conn., Mar. 6, 2008 - The Trinity College women's
lacrosse team, which posted an 11-7 record and played in its second
consecutive NCAA Division III Championship Tournament last springr,
is ranked No. 12 in the Lacrosse Magazine Division III Pre-Season
Poll and No. 14 in the current Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse
Coaches Association (IWLCA)/Under Armour National Division III
National Poll. Trinity, coached by Kate Livesay (3rd
Season), opens the season at home against league rival
Connecticut College on Saturday, March 7 at noon.

Trinity boasts eight returning starters from last season,
including sophomore and 2008 NESCAC Rookie of the Year
Rachel Romanowsky (Hampstead, N.H.) who finished
second on the team in scoring with 43 goals and a team-high 22
assists for 65 points and added 16 ground balls, 33 draw controls
(2nd on team), and 12 caused turnovers in 17 games (all starts),
and classmate Caitlin Irvine (Westwood, Mass.)
whoadded 48 goals (2nd on team, 7th in NESCAC) and seven assists
for 55 points with 10 free-position goals, 19 ground balls, and 16
draw controls in 18 games (14 starts) at attack.

Senior co-captains CarrieDisa
(Wilbraham, Mass.) and Kristina Scontras (Cape
Elizabeth, Maine) also return with three years of starting
experience, while three freshmen goalies will compete for playing
time in the Bantam goal.